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She Held a Gun at his Head.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May Mis-
Childers of Trenton is very pretty and
bright and quite belle. A young man
from neighboring village made desper-
ate efforts to win her favor, but she would
have none of him, and few days ago he
began to circulate damaging reports
about the young woman. ~
The stories finally came to her ears.''
She borrowed a shotgun, mounted q
horse and went in queat Of her traducer,i
whom she found in his store surrounded
by a large number Of his friends. Cock.
ing both barrels of her gun, which was
loaded with buckshot, she pointed at his
head and said:
"You villain! Acknowledge before.
these gentlemen that you have lied abollt
me, and that there is no truth in any.
thing you have said, or I will blow out
your brains" ,.Ses.
The young man, amid the mockery of
his companions, promptly acknowledged
all that was demanded Of him, admitting
that he had slandered her. She imme..
diately left, escorted by an admiring
crowd.
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A Boys Influence.

Some time ago 1 attended religious
meeting, and at the close of the exercises
the audience was invited to participate in
testimonies. A middled aged man arose
and said in substance: "I've been saved
from intemperance by my little boy"
pointing to q bright lad in the audience.
"I owe my conversion under God to my
own little son. Religion has made me a
sober man and helps me to live an hon.
est, industrious life. 1t was not always
so. On one occasion was absent three
or four days from my home, and my poor
wife and boy we're nearly broken-hearted.
On the fourth day my dear child asked
his teacher to let him, go home at recess,
as lie was not feeling we'll. The boy was
sick at heart on my account; when he
reached home he burst into tears, and
said to his mother, Il can't study in
school, can't sleep at night, my head
aches and my lips are parched praying
to God TO send home father. Mother,
does God hear7' His mother strove to
comfort him, but her faith was beginning
to waver, for through her married life
her unceasing prayer had been for my
reclamation. After wandering from one
saloon to another, at the end of the
fourth day returned home intoxicated.
Did my boy turn from his drunken
father? No, he ran to ne, clasped his
arms about my neck and wept tears of
Joy. After his emotion his first words
were Father, almost feel can never
pray again, for God has let you come
home drunk, The words sstruck me to
the heart, and I said, Don't lose your
faith in God and your poor, miserable
father will never get drunk'again.' God
heard that promise and has enabled me
tx, keep it." This man is among the
most earnest workers in the temperance
cause to-day. He had lost all self:respect
and had sunk very low, but could not
bear to see his child lose confidence in
God; therefore, the boy became the
means of the fathers reformation. The
exertions put forth on behalf of children
in temperance instruction will not be lost
in the home, but will produce lasting
fruitage.
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Deprived Her Husband Of an Eye

BOULDER VALLEY, NJ. T., May 81
The death by suicide of Cornelius Girls.
void, wealthy rancher in this region,
recalls curious story concerning The
manDer in which be came to have glass
eye. He leaves widow, but he had
another wife who died a-few years ago.
She is said to have been an excitable
woman, and something Of terror to her
husband. Falling sick and knowing
that death was near, she secured small
hatchee and concealed it in her bed.
Then, when she thought she had but a
little while to live, she called her husband
to her side and made him swear that he
would never marry again. He took che
oath and was about to step back from Che
bed when the dy ing woman raised heraelf
up, and seizing the hatchet dealt hira
blow on the temple which produced
painful wound, and eventually deprived
the victim of one eye. Griawold was
cared for and recovered in due time, but
the wife died the next morning in very
peaceful frame of mind, assuring an at.
tendant that she had "flxed" the old man
so that he would be so homely that no
one would want him. She also declared,
SO the story runs, that she had no inten.
ton of killing him. She simply wanted
to dis6gure his face in way that would
be lasting and effectual.
When the old man recovered and got
glass eye, he made up his mind that
under the circumstances he could not he
held to this oath, and he accordingly
married the first woman who would have
him. 1t is understood that he lived
happily with her, and no one knows Why
he killed himself. He was worth $A0,.
000 5,s = .lr $50. 4.
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Closing exhibitions may be made OF
!: yery ,., great value to children and con-
/ iucise to the promotion Of the cause OF
education, bnt great tact and no little
.Iorsthought ona the part of the teacher
are necessary. In the first place, one
S serious mistake, which very seldom fails
to.bs made, ID. allowing the pupils to re- re-
s:citasextsacta sbf 800 great length. u y Y
s asnshscsssarys 5 q i for f sa school boy to ospeak
! longer than one minute and . half, OF
Two minutes at the outside. It is not
necessary for . girl to read an essay six
sor!aight pages.i IN length when two. will
furnish abundant evidence Of her ability,
81 lsck 81 ABILITY ,sas q writer and un.
qnastionably safe eiently tax the patience
sc her hearers. The blue ribbon run
through the paper will go for q great
deal If it binds together two sheets that
( are covered with good thoughts; but
Win il basWs W very littls attraction fors the
tired slistener, 5if it holds night or ten
sheets hat are burde ensd with an endless
train of nonsensicsl adjectives.
In the next place, don's forget that
there will be another day left for school
exhibitions and try to crowd every thing
into ona days exercise. Have . variety,
aof course, but be -considerate and
!. thoughtful enough to stop before the
patience of the audience is exhausted.
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Be Kind to the Old.

Be kind to those who are in the autumn
of life, for thou knowest not what suffer-.
ing they may have endured, or how much
may still be their portion. Are they
querulous and unreasonable? Allow not
thine anger to kindle against them; re.
buke them not, for doubtless many have
been the crosses and trials Of earlier
years, and perhaps their dispositions,
while in the spring time of life, were
more flexible than thine own. Do they
require aid Of theea Then render it
cheerfully, and forget not that Tie time
may come when thou msyest desire the
same assistance from Others that thou
renderest unto them.
Do all that is needed for the old, and
do it with alacrity, and think it not hard
if much is required at thy hands, lest
when age haset it's seal upon thy brow,
and enfeebled thy limbs with trembling,
others may wait upon thee unwillingly,
and feel relieved when the cofin-lid has
covered thy face forever,
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The Truth.

The boy who sees his father adulterate
his goods, and arrange his best fruit upon
the top of the box, is taught object les.
SONS he doesn't forget. The following
Incidents were recently told:
"Come," said a certain mother 10 her
little boy, "take this; take this; it is
something good"
The child was evidently suspicious;
but after many earnest assurances on the
part of his mother, he took the medicine.
1t was extremely bitter; and, rejecting it
at once, he raised his young voice in
angry reproaches against his mother fol
telling him such lie.
'tNo, my DEAR" said she; II have told
you no lie. The medicine is good; it ID
good to cure you. That is what
meant"
"Good to cure mep' cried be, with q
look of perfect contempt. "You cheated
me. You know you did,"
Yes, he was right; and by that act she
lost the confidence of her little boy.
A little girl, hearing her mother say to
the clerk, after she had taken samples
(for her crazy qailt) from several pieces
of goods, that she would cali in the after
noon and make some purchases, said:
"Mama, you said that at all the other
stores"
Actual lessons like these do far more
to fix moral character than all the per-
functory preaching and advising possible
from September to July. A child csan'
not be more certainly corrupted than by
hearing good advice and seeing a bad ex'
emplifcation Of it. Preaching is easy
it's the practicing that tells.
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His Darlings Found.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, April ia sen.
sationa, story was made public in this
city to. day Of the strange history of one
Of the girls for theslast eight years an. in.
mate of the Western House of Refuge.
In 1875 Henry Willis was merchant,
living in the Island of St. Thomas, one
of the West Indies. He had a.wife and
two small children Alice, aged six years,
and Mabel aged sfourssyears. he was
called: to Panama BY business, and while
there was stricken by yellow fever. The
plague left him in a condition of mental
imbecility, and fer the greater part of a
year he remained on the isthmus among
strangers, hearing nothing from his
family and the place Of his sojourn being
unknown to them. In.tine be recovered
his reason and returned to ST. Thomas,
but only to find that his wife had died
and that his yoog, beautiful children
had been kidnapped and taken from the
island. sss
For years the father sought his two
little girls, travelling in many lands in
the quest. He became an actor in the
United States. At length, in looking
over trade journal, he came across q
news item that led him to believe his
little girls lad, been stolen by variety
actress, going under the name Of Mile
Lola. He found this actress in San
Francisco last February, and accused her
Of the abduction, which she admitted,
and consented to tell him where the
children we're. She had taken them
frora the island OF St. Thomas on the
ship her company had travelled in. The
vessel was wrecked, but the passengers
were picked up by a United States man.
of:war and brought in safety to New
York.
During the succeeding four years the
girls were travelling with Mile Lola ap-
pearing in various childish roles. Eight
years ago the younger, Mabel, became
very lame, SO much SO that she was
Obliged to leave the stage. Mile. Lola's
parents reside in Rochester, and the
young girl was sent to them. They
finally decided to place her in the House
/ of Refuge, where she remained until
found by her father.
The older girl-has travelled throughout
the country, acting under the pane Of
"The Little PEARL" About three years
ago she deserted Mile. Lola and married
an actor, with whom she is at present
Lying happily near San Francisco.
Tbither che happy father and his recov-
cred daughter started to join her on an
early morning train.
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The Naked Truth Revealed.

The New York World, in speaking of
the benefits to be derived from advertis.
ing in home paper, says:
"Mauy dealer who places $100 ad-
vcrtisement in his village paper be-.
grudges his investment, when it is worth
to him double what he pays for it. Adj
vertising rates of the city newspaper
would astonish such business men. One.
column in the Chicago Tribune costs the
advertiser $4,000 per annum. The New
York Herald receives for its lowest price
sS6,563, and for its highest price s62, $3.50.
The New York Tribune for its lowest
$2O,954, and for the highest sS4,648, and
these papers, it is stated, never lack for
advertisements to fill their columns, and
still there are lots of people who wonder.
why country newspaper cannot be fur
nished to subscribers as low as the great.
dailies are sold for"
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!. Specimen Southern Gentle.wOman'

washington special to Baltimore Amer,
icaa says: The recent recovery, in this
city, from severe illness Of the widow
Of the late Gen. George =. Pickett,
recalls one Of the most interesting stories
that comes back to US from the var. Its
chief interest is her unAagging devotion
to her husband in all hours Of his
hardship and danger. Privatiou, sickness
or suffering of any kind only served to
bring out more beautifully her heroic
and womanly nature. During the closing
year of the'war she followed him on the
battle fields, lived under canvass and
went through camp life like soldier,
being repeatedly under fire and making
narrow escapes, yet still remaining faith.
fully by his side. When she married
him she was but fifteen years Of age,
beautiful in face and form, gifted in in.
tellect, and gentle in her nature. She
was, too, perfect and fearless rider.
When the war was over an effort Was
made to take from Gen. Pickett the privi.
leges given him by the Grant-Lee cartel
and they went to Canada. There they
had no friends, no money, and no pros
pect Of either, with young child to care
for Rut her brave nature never faltered.
With that indomitable courage which
never deserted her, and aided BY her
superior education, she obtained pro-
fessorship in bellies lettres, and took care
of the family until General Grant insist.
ed that the cartel should be kept, and
they once more returned to their home
Gen. Grant then rendered Gen. Pickett
the position of marshal of Virginia, but
he accepted a position in an insurance
company, with handsome salary attach
ed. Though all, then, seemed bright
the wclst sorrow was yet to come. In 6
few wears General Pickett died, and she
was left to her own resources. 1t wai
then that her helpless condition aroused
the sympathy of the South, and a sub
scription was started for her, headed with
s. 600 by one State. She firmly declined
to receive this, upon hearing of it, and
shortly afterwards secured a small govern
ment position, sufficient to support her
self and family Among her friends and
visitors here a.e some Of the leading
society and official people, whom she
occasionally entertains in modest bu
digni6ed way.
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1 hope now that these Juveniles who
knew nothing Of the old patriarchal sys.
tenn will hold their peace. Why, that
article 10 the Century gives the new
South the credit of getting fine stock In
the country, when the truth is Kentucky
had more fine stock before the war than
any Northern State, and as for hogs We Z
never heard of train load ofbacon com:
ing to Georgia from the west. There
were more fine, fat hogs raised in Walker
County than in any twenty counties now,
and can prove that by Joe Wardaaw.
I'VE didn't raise as much cotton because
there was not so many laborers, bat We
did raise as much to the acre and as
much to the mule and we raised more of
everything else. as.
There is no more advance in material
and industrial progress except in that
general progression which new machi1
cry, new arts and new inventions haSSN
brought everywhere.
When Mr.. Lamar spoke of the South
ern planters penetrating the dense for.
ests of the West, the tangled brake and
gloomy wilderness and subduing them,I
was reminded Of journey I made
through Mississippi just forty years sgo.
1 rode forty miles one day and passed
but a single farm. That night I crossed
the Chicasahay river and stayed with 8
MI. Calhoun, cousin Of the great states.
man. He had over hundred slaves,
and they had cleared the rich
river bottoms and the cribs were fullo
corn and fat hogs were grunting arouid
and COWS and horses and mules abound.
ed, and the negroes were slick and greasy
and we eat supper by the light Of q
thousand dollar candlestick, for It was Q
good looking darky holding q torch.
This was the life of a pioneer, one,of the
men that Mr.. Lamar tells about, and !
Who never would have left the more.
pleasant abodes of civilization except for
the care and responsibility that his
dependent slaves imposed upon him.
He wanted more land aud better
land. The world needed the cotton aud;
it was manifest destiny that they should |
raise it. And we raised hog and hominyi
too, but we don't now, we buy it. &
Now, that is all have to say about
the old South. Mr.. Lamar has settled it3
exactly to my mind, and SO let it 60
down to history-and if any more Wit.
nesses are needed Joe Wardlaw will take
the stand. He knows. He loves to talk
about the old times when he drove hogs
by the hundreds. Yes, the FIVE hundred
from Walker County down to Colum6ris, !,
and how just before they got to town I
some of the drovers would drive through
big mud puddle and let the hogs Wal.e
low and get full of mud, and then sell
them by gross weight on foot, and how
they used to weigh with great big steel:
yards a hog at 8 time, and there is away
to make the yark kick the beam few
pounds light or heavy according as yous
are buying or selling, and somo Of the
drovers knew the tricks and all of them;
praticed them but Joe. Yes, heloyes to;
talk about those good old honest times.
Joe does. BILL ARP.
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folks can rest from their deDaucnes ana
designations, when no round of excessive
excitement in the pursuit of pleasure is
permitted to come in and ruin the health
and cripple the natural powers of the
young.
The appetites Of youth, which either
in social or in solitary life drain down
the vitality and impair the constitution,
are so many insiduous assaults on old
age. I would that the young knew how
clearly these things are written. Gods
hand writing is very plain and very legi-
BILE to those who have eyes to see. There
is not an intelligent phyuician that does
not read as he walks through the street,
the secret history of the lives of those
whom he meets, and that, too. without
following them in their midnight career.
care not to have men come 10 me and
state their secret courses can read it in
the skin and in the eye.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE PASSION.
There is not one single appetite OF
passion that has not it's natural language,
and every undue indulgence Of that
appetite or passion leaves that natural
language more or less stamped upon the
skin, upon the features, upon the expires.
sion of The face or the carriage of the
body.
There is always some token that tells
what men are doing, if they are doing to
excess.
Pride has its natural language; mirth.
fulness has, goodness has, Nobody
doubts this.
So have the passions their natural Ian.
guage.
Men think that if they commit their
wickedness in secret places or in the
night is not known. II is ever known,
although no man may ever say to them
"Thou art guilty"
The use of stimulants in youth ia
another detraction from happiness in
old age. Men usually take what they
least need. In other words, we follow
our strongest faculties and not our weak.
er ones, and therefore if men are excess.
lively nervous they almost invariably
seek to make themselves more so.
Irejoice to say that I was brought up
from my youth to abstain from tobacco
In rare cases, where there is already some
unhealthy or morbid tendency in the sys'
tenn, it is impossible that it may be used
with some benefit, but ordinarily it il
unhealthy.
I believe that the day will come when
young man will be proud of not being
addicted to the use of stimulants of any
kind.
I believe that the day will come wher
not to drink, when not to use tobacco
not to waste ones strength in the secret
indulgence ofpassion, but to be true tc
ones nature, true to Gods law, to be
sound, robust, cheerful and to be con
scious that these elements of health and
strength and derived from the reverept
obedience of the commandment of God
will be matter of ambition and en-
deavor among men,"
"HENEY WARD BEECHER."
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When men are together they listen
to one another, but women and girls look
at one another.
= The three things most difficult are
10 keep secret, to forget an injury, and
to make good use of leisure.
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early attention; or, if not sufficiently in
terested, please pass it over to the proper
person.
Let all exhibits be forwarded and ar.
ranged by Monday noon, August 1st, so
that everything will be in order by open.
ing hour of the I'd of August.
For further information, address,
CHARLES 81. CARLISLE, Sec.,
Spartanburg, s. G.
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= The great blessings of mankind are
within US and within our reach; but We
shut our eyes, and, like the people in the
dark, we fall upoa the very thing ne
search for without finding it. -
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We are sorry We can not give the read.
ers IS Of the Teachers' Column an account
OF the meeting of the Association at
Bolton. This writing is done May 3,
two days ahead of the meeting. Next
week Ne hope 70 publish full account
sos the proceedings and hope all those
who fail to attend the meeting will read
carefully. The indications now are that
s The meeting will be largely attended and
that much good will be accomplished.
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a girl, masquerading in boys cloth.
ing. slipped and fell. She said "Ouch!"
and this gave her away. A man would
have been Just rs much hurt, but be
would have made q different remark.
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AeHERs s'GoL LUMN,
j. q. GLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.

On account of the fearful inroads OF
the measles aud other diseases, very few
schools in the county will be able to run
stothe end Of the spring session With q
fullslist Of pupils in regular attendance.
Not withdrawing all the difficulties,
however, the teachers have fought va
sliantly, and We are confident much, good
has been accomplished.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1887-07-08
Official Director
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11lArfo1zAI orr1yys
Govetnes Louis <. Church. sas.i s
Secretary +. Mccormick. 5:
& Auditor-Jas. a. WeId
Treasurer y. w. Raymond. IA 3s 49, y
i. euperintendent :;of P1blic Observation-Disclosures
A. Dye. ;g'-5LE4 MI # n. 7 .' So g -
Assistant Supt.-Frank A. Wilson. II; 4
Attorney Genefal-C. F. Temple1on
United States District Atsorney-j, e. Garland.
Commiesionef Of Immigration-lA. +. Mcclure
United States Marshal-D. w. Narratta.
Delegate TO Congrees-O. 8. 0iEO1d-
ssaaGfysyot safS;yy 9. Gsnes.lTnafi, T:ylss. HI
4 Board Of Health--Geo. F. Swain, Supt,
Veterinary Surgcon-Dr. G. j. Alloway.
Railroad C0mmieeioZere-AbeB BoyntOn, Alex.
Griggs, n. =. Smith.
Judge Distrfct Court, sixta District t-Wm, n
Francis, Of Bismarck.
COUNTY oFTIcERs. IS
CommIssioners ~ r. c. Cooper, chairman. G.
II. Noseley, DeForest Conant. Neis Hemmingeon,
County Clerk and Register Of Deeds-R Rollef
Berg. 10 h. 9a
Clerk Of District Court-J. N. Jorgensea.
eherin-M. L. Nichaels
/ District Attorney--1ver jacobson. M
Treesaref-knnd Thompson.
surveycr-Nartin A. Ueland , s
enpt. Of Schools-Dr. + F! Kerr.
Judge OF Probate-Peter +. Nelson.
Coroner-Dr. q. +. Newell.
Commissioners Of lnsanity-Peter E. Nelson,
T. E. Kerr and liver jacobson.
Justices Of Peace-P. A. Melgard Cooperetown,
Paul j. Nelson, Romness; Alonzo Ellis, Willow;
Andrew Johnson. Cooperstown; NJ. Davidson
Gnllatin.
Constables-O. A. Johnson, Ole o. Croft, Harr,
Waescr, Gideon Sheldon. ts7